About Me

I’m a science journalist living in Brooklyn, NY. I like writing about connections between people, places, and technology. I enjoy chasing breaking news as well as working on more thoughtful, longer-form pieces. I'm always on the lookout for stories that nobody else is telling, whether they're astronomical, gastronomical, technical, or just plain weird.

My articles have appeared in TheNew York Times, Scientific American, Forbes, Popular Science,National Geographic, and lots of other places.

To get in touch, email me at sfecht1[at]gmail.com, or tweet at me: @sarahefecht

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Hive and Seek: Domestic Honeybees Keep Disappearing, but Are Their Wild Cousins in Trouble, Too? Scientific American, 08 May 2012

Coming Soon to the Arctic Circle: High-Speed Internet. The Connectivist, 18 April 2013.

No Animals Were Harmed in the Making of This Fossil. New York Times, 05 March 2012.

Is This The Cruise Ship Of The Future?Popular Science, 29 December 2014.

Why Scientists Want To Throw Lawn Darts At MarsExperts from NASA say it’s time to stop beating around the bush when it comes to looking for life on Mars—and they’ve started an Indiegogo campaign to do something about it.Popular Science, 18 August 2014

Four Predictions About The Ebola OutbreakOne epidemiologist's outlook on what the Ebola epidemic has in store for West Africa—and the rest of the world.Popular Science, 14 August 2014Survival TechNatural disasters are becoming more frequent, more intense, and less predictable—but new technology is helping us fight back.Popular Mechanics, May 2014 cover story

Step Inside the Inflatable Space StationTen minutes from the Las Vegas Strip, at the fenced-off headquarters of Bigelow Aerospace, Popular Mechanics got permission to walk through a full-scale mock-up of the inflatable space hotel.Popular Mechanics, May 2014

What Can We Do About Junk Science?As skewed or phony studies about vaccines, GMOs, radiation, and other hot-button topics show up in journals that masquerade as legitimate science publications, junk science becomes harder to distinguish from real research.Popular Mechanics, April 2014